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GFX 100RFvs Pentax 17

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Fujifilm GFX 100RF Fujifilm GFX 100RF (2025) Starting from £5199 new Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality View GFX 100RF
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Pentax Pentax 17 Pentax Pentax 17 (2024) Starting from £400 new Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling View Pentax 17

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Landscape, Travel & Street Photography At Medium Format Quality — GFX 100RF (2025): The world's first medium format compact — 102MP, 28mm, and all 20 Fujifilm film simulations in a fixed-lens body.

Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.

↓ Full specifications below

GFX 100RF (2025)

  • Landscape photographers who want medium format resolution without a system of interchangeable lenses
  • Leica Q3 owners who want a step up in resolution to 102MP medium format
  • Fujifilm GFX users who want a compact fixed-lens body for travel alongside their system lenses
  • Photographers who want the ultimate image quality in a jacket-pocketable form factor

Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the gfx 100rf is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification GFX 100RF (2025)Pentax 17 (2024)
Price £5,199 £400
Sensor 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm)
Resolution 102.0MP
Video 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 N/A — film camera
Autofocus Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞)
Stabilisation 8-stop IBIS N/A — film camera
Burst Rate 8fps electronic Manual wind-on
Battery Life ~490 shots (CIPA) 2× CR2 lithium batteries
Weight 735g body only ~165g (without batteries)
Dimensions 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm 113 × 66 × 44mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines
Screen 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots N/A
Mount Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial)
Memory Cards Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot 35mm 135-format film cartridge
Connectivity USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack N/A
Genre GFX 100RFPentax 17
Landscape
9.0
7.0
Travel
9.0
9.0
Street
9.0
9.0
Portrait
7.0
7.0
Sports
4.0
Vlogging & Video
4.0
Everyday
9.0
Low Light
4.0

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